I'm not the GP, but I think what he means to say is that the in the realms of human nature and free association, empathy is not a default nor should is it requi

I'm not the GP, but I think what he means to say is that the in the realms of human nature and free association, empathy is not a default nor should is it required to be. My expansion on this thinking is that, with respect to Earth's total population, there are very few that one would concern himself with and, thus, fewer still who are granted any such depth of thought that could be considered empathy.